Luke JACO
1807 - 1868 (~ 61 years)-
Name Luke JACO Birth CA 1807 Virginia (now West Virginia) 
[1] Gender Male Census 1810 Monongalia Co, (W)VA Census 1820, 1830 Harrison Co, (W)VA - In 1840, lived in present day Doddridge County according to names of neighbors on the 1840 census that match the same names in 1846 Doddridge County tax records.
Census 1840 Harrison Co, VA (now Doddridge Co, WV) - In 1840, he lived in the part of Harrison County that is present-day Doddridge County. This is according to names of neighbors on the 1840 census that match the same names in 1846 Doddridge County tax records. Doddridge County was formed on 4 February 1845 from parts of Harrison, Lewis, Ritchie and Tyler counties.
Census 1850, 1860 Doddridge Co, (W)VA Residence 1862 Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV - The tax assessment list for the period Sep - Dec 1862 in Doddridge County included an entry for Luke Jaco, residence at Arnolds Creek, assessed a tax of one dollar on a horse carriage valued at $100. Tax records also indicate that Luke Jaco was residing in Missouri in the years 1866 and 1867, but that he appeared to have returned to Doddridge after that. The last Doddridge County tax record in his name was for the year 1872, although it is not clear that he was a resident at that time, or even still living.
Death Mar 1868 Missouri [2] Burial (NO DATES) Terry (aka Rinehart) Cemetery, near Layfield Run (Glendale), Ritchie Co, WV [3, 4] Notes - The Harrisonburg Rockingham Register, Oct 12 1849, reprinted the following account of an altercation between Luke Jaco and George Whitehair:
"The Clarksburg (Va.) Democrat gives the following account of an attempt to commit a murder in Doddridge County:
"In consequence of some difficulty existing between George Whitehaire and Luke Jaco, both of Doddridge county, a rencontre ensued between them on the 14th inst. It appears that the difficulty grew out of some threats made by Whitehare, concerning Jaco, who becoming alarmed at the threats and other demonstrations of hostility, swore out a peace warrant, which was placed in the hands of an officer of the peace, who, from fear or some other cause, failed to execute it. On the next morning, Whitehare placed himself at the gate of Jaco's pasture field with a loaded gun in his hand, and awaited the arrival of Jaco. When Jaco arrived, some altercation took place, when Whitehare levelled his gun and fired on Jaco, shattering his right arm to a considerable extent; loose pieces of bone came out of the wound. Whitehare, perceiving that Jaco was likely to escape, pursued him to the fence and attacked him with the gun. Jaco, though severely wounded, succeeded in crossing the fence, and Whitehare, fearing that his victim was not mortally wounded, followed him some fifty yards and attacked him again with a large stone, leaving him to all appearance lifeless on the road. Whitehare made his escape but left his gun on the ground."
News item in the November 9, 1849 issue of "The Liberator," a Boston newspaper"
"Luke Jaco, of Doddridge county, was on Friday week attacked by a man named George Whitehair, who first discharged his rifle at him, the ball taking effect in his right arm, and afterwards, threw him upon the ground, and beat him upon the head with a rock until apparently lifeless. The parties had been at variances a number of years. Mr. Jacos arm had been amputated, and he was in a critical condition."
1850 Census, Doddrige County, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Sep 28 1850:
Luke Jaco, 43, farmer, value of real estate $5,000; Elizabeth Jaco, 33, unable to read & write; Benjamin F. Jaco, 6; Silvester Mott, 65, farmer, unable to read & write; Ann Cross, 18. All born in Virginia.
Note (1): Sylvester Mott was found in Hampshire County in the censuses of 1820, 1830 and 1840. He was Luke Jaco's uncle.
Note (2): Doddridge County marriage records show that on Apr 11 1858, Ann(e)(a) Cross, 27, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, married Joseph J. Lilley, widower, 33, b. Pa, son of Joseph C. & Esther Lilley. Her marriage record identifies her father as Richard Cross, but other researchers report Nimrod Cross. She died in 1921 in Riley County, Kansas.)
In the next household: Shadrack Whitehare, 22, farmer; Mary E. Whitehare, 20.
The 1850 Federal Census Slave Schedule for Doddridge County, enumerated on Jul 16 1850, contains the following entry:
Slave owner: Luke Jaco. Description of slave: Mulatto male, age 2.
Doddridge County Criminal Court File #165
2 Apr 1852, Doddridge County , (West) Virginia
Sylvester Mott and Luke Jaco were accused of an assault and battery on Adam J. Gain.
1860 Census, Doddridge County, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 18 1860:
Luke Jaco, 52, farmer, value of real estate $6,000, value of personal estate $4,000; E. Jaco (female), 46.
Adjacent households were those of two prominent Doddridge County families. On one side was the household of the founder of Smithburg, Francis M. F. Smith (value of real estate $4,000, value of personal estate $1080). On the other side was the household of politician and extensive landowner Franklin Maxwell (value of real estate $50,000, value of personal estate $8,000).
The 1860 Federal Census Slave Schedule for Doddridge County, enumerated on Jun 1 1860, contains the following entry:
Slave owner: Luke Jaco
Description of slaves:
1 black female, age 33
1 mulatto male, age 13
1 black male, age 10
1 black female, age 7
The 1851 edition of Thomson's Mercantile and Profession Directory of Virginia contained the following entry for Doddridge County:
[http://www.newrivernotes.com/topical_business_thomsons_mercantile_directory_virginia_1851.htm]
General Dealers in Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware, &c:
Chapman & Jones, Greenwood.
Inghram Arthur, West Union.
Leurn Win. M., do.
McJunkin Joshua, do.
Meserve Charles, do.
Grocers:
Foley James A., West Union.
Lefever Jesse W., New Milton.
Attorneys:
Hewitt Edwin L., West Union.
Judson Benj. W., do.
Physicians:
Bond Ethelbert, West Union.
Charter L. R., do.
Ingle John J., do.
Hotel Keepers:
Davis David D., County.
Jaco Luke, do.
Johnston Addison A., do.
Smith Francis M. T., do.
Francis D. Hickman, County Clerk.
Person ID I91841 Doddridge County Roots Last Modified 5 Jan 2025
Father William JACO, b. 1779, Virginia d. Bef Aug 1820 (Age 41 years)Mother Sarah Spence MOTT, b. 1 Jun 1789, Virginia d. 10 Sep 1851 (Age 62 years)Family ID F39547 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 
Susan TUCKER, b. CA 1818, Virginia (now West Virginia) d. 20 Jan 1893, Grafton, Taylor Co, WV (Age ~ 75 years)Married N Marital Status Partners Children + 1. Benjamin Franklin JACO, b. 1843, Virginia (now West Virginia) d. 14 Dec 1930, Chetopa, Labette Co, Kansas (Age 87 years)+ 2. Emeretta "Emma" TUCKER, b. 23 Aug 1845, Doddridge Co, (W)VA d. 25 Sep 1941, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV (Age 96 years)Family ID F39727 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Elizabeth PRUNTY, b. CA 1817, Virginia (now West Virginia) Marriage Bond 16 Nov 1830 Harrison Co, (W)VA [5] Marriage 18 Nov 1830 Harrison Co, (W)VA [6] Children + 1. Benjamin Franklin JACO, b. 1843, Virginia (now West Virginia) d. 14 Dec 1930, Chetopa, Labette Co, Kansas (Age 87 years) [Mother: Adopted]Family ID F39549 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Sources - [S941] 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.
- [S1881] West Virginia Archives and History, (http://www.wvculture.org/history/archivesindex.aspx), Manuscript 91-3.
Mealy, Joette Bennington Collection. Family and Civil War materials regarding Bennington and Reddehase families, ca. 1840s-1960s. 1 box. - [S123] Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, (McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995).
- [S934] Findagrave.com.
- [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, BR Bk 4 p. 498 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=42698&Type=Marriage.
Complete text of the marriage bond:
"Know all men by these presents that we, Luke Jaco and James Terry, are held and firmly bound unto John Floyd, Esquire, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, for the time being, and his successors, for the use of the said Commonwealth, in the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars; to which payment well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our and each of our heirs, executors and administrators jointly and severly, firmly by these presents, sealed with our seals, and dated this 16 day of Nov 1830.
"Whereas a Marriage is suddenly intended to be had and solemnized between the above bound Luke Jaco & Elizabeth Prunty.
"Now the condition of the above obligation is such, that if there be no lawful cause, or just impediment to obstruct said marriage, then the said obligation to be void, else to remain in full force and virtue.
"Signed and acknowledged in the presence of
Luke Jaco, James Terry (his mark)"
(NOTE: James H. Terry was Luke Jaco's brother-in-law, married to his sister Elizabeth Jaco.)
(NOTE: A separate document now filed with this marriage bond was the written consent of Joseph Prunty for Luke Jaco to marry his daughter, signed by Joseph Prunty and witnessed by James Terry and James Fleming. Relationship of James Fleming to the other parties is not known. The full text is as follows:
"Harrison County and State of Virginia to Mr. John Willson, Clerk (next word illegible). Luke Jaco have license to marry my Daughter and in so doing you will oblige me.
"Joseph Prunty, his hand (seal)
"test James Terry, James Fleming") - [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.
- [S941] 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.
